daresay

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I daresay that if you put your money in the right places and you are careful, you could even retire at 55 with $500,000 and be perfectly fine.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

"I daresay it's going to offer quite a bit," said Smith in his Christmas Day news conference.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025

“I daresay it will be business as usual, because he’s been cut of the same cloth as Mark Drakeford,” Welsh Conservative leader Andrew R.T.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2024

The majority of us in attendance were people of color, as were the immigration officers who were patient, and I daresay, joyful.

From Salon • Jul. 29, 2023

“You will find that Madam Pomfrey is still awake. She’s just giving out Mandrake juice — I daresay the basilisk’s victims will be waking up any moment.”

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling